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Poestenkill New York Map

Explore Poestenkill, New York, with this interactive street and satellite map.

This page also offers TOPO MAPS — the official USGS topographic sheets — plus USGS aerial imagery, a labelled USNG grid overlay, a distance and bearing tool, and a GPS grid-reference readout. See How to Use This Map below.

Interactive Map of Poestenkill, New York

How to Use This Poestenkill, New York Map

This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Poestenkill, New York. Use the Map and Satellite buttons above to switch between street map and aerial imagery views. Use the + and − buttons to zoom in or out, or scroll your mouse wheel while holding the Control key to zoom. On a touchscreen, use a two-finger pinch gesture. Drag the map to pan to any area of New York or beyond.

Click ⛶ Fullscreen to expand the map to fill your screen. To return to the normal page view, press the Escape key, click the ✕ Exit Fullscreen button that appears above the map, or on a mobile device tap the back button (Android) or the close icon (iOS).

TOPO MAPS — NEW. Click the green 🔍 Search Maps button below the map to open a second map with a Base map row offering three choices. OSM is the standard OpenStreetMap street map. Topo shows the official USGS topographic maps from The National Map — contours, hydrography, land cover and shaded relief, the same mapping used for hiking, hunting and back-country navigation in the Adirondacks, the Catskills and the Finger Lakes. Imagery shows USGS aerial photography, mostly 1-metre NAIP. The search box finds any US town, county or landmark by name, so you are not limited to Poestenkill.

Reading the map like a paper quad. Click Grid to overlay the U.S. National Grid (USNG), labelled along the edges exactly as a printed topographic sheet is — at normal zoom the squares are one kilometre across, so you can read a six-figure grid reference by eye and judge distance directly off the map. Click Measure, then tap two points, to get the distance between them together with the grid bearing in degrees and mils, the true bearing, and the magnetic bearing to set on a compass.

Click 📍 My position to take a single GPS reading from your device. It marks where you are and reports your position as a USNG grid reference as well as plain latitude and longitude — USNG being the format FEMA and US search and rescue teams work from — with a Copy position button so you can paste it straight into a text message. It takes one reading and stops, rather than tracking continuously, to conserve your battery. Note that map tiles need cell coverage, but a GPS reading does not — your coordinates stay correct even where the map itself cannot load.

City	Poestenkill
State	New York (NY)
County	Rensselaer County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Eastern Time (America/New_York)

Latitude	42.694185
Longitude	-73.553155
Population	1,020
Density	67.0 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	12140
Area Code	518
County Seat	Troy
School District	Averill Park Central School District

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About Poestenkill, New York

Poestenkill is a locality in Rensselaer County, New York, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,020. The population density is 67.0 people per km². Poestenkill is located at 42.6942°N, 73.5532°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 12140.

Poestenkill unfolds across a landscape defined by the persistent, rhythmic movement of the Poesten Kill, which carves a deliberate path through the terrain. It lies 5.9 miles east-northeast of North Greenbush, NY (from North Greenbush, NY: bearing 77°T), and is situated 7.0 miles east-southeast of Troy. The air here holds a crisp, inland clarity, far removed from the humid breath of the coast, settling instead over a topography of dense woodlands and open fields that transition toward the distant, hazy blue of the Appalachian Mountains. Within the immediate vicinity, the Town of Poestenkill Land offers a quiet expanse of protected earth, while Davitt Pond sits nearby, its surface often mirroring the shift from the bright, sharp light of afternoon to the long, violet shadows of dusk. The earth here feels substantial, a collection of glacial deposits and ancient silt that anchors the quietude of the surroundings.

Poestenkill retains a lingering sense of its origins as a place of water-powered industry, where the movement of the creek once dictated the pace of local mills and the rhythm of early labor. While the modern economy has shifted away from the clatter of machinery, the legacy of that era remains in the architecture of older homesteads and the way the roads follow the natural contours of the land rather than imposing a grid upon it. Residents often look toward the regional centers for employment, yet the daily life in Poestenkill remains tethered to the local cycles of the seasons, from the heavy leaf-fall in autumn to the quiet, ice-locked stillness of winter. Even as the modern world encroaches, the presence of the nearby Capital District Forest and Game Refuge provides a necessary buffer, ensuring that the wilder character of the landscape persists alongside the steady, understated progress of the people who reside here.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Town of Poestenkill Land (Local Park) — 0.9 mi, 260° W
Barberville Falls (Viewpoint) — 0.9 mi, 133° SE
Town of Brunswick Land (Local Park) — 3.1 mi, 343° N
Sand Lake Veteran's Memorial Park (Monument) — 3.7 mi, 195° S
Grafton Lakes State Park (State Park) — 5.2 mi, 041° NE
Dietel Gallery (Gallery) — 5.7 mi, 282° W
Alice Dodge Wallace '38 Center for the Performing Arts (Arts Centre) — 5.7 mi, 283° W
Alumnae Chapel (Theatre) — 5.7 mi, 283° W
Ward 5 (Monument) — 5.7 mi, 281° W
Kiggins Auditorium (Theatre) — 5.8 mi, 282° W
Ravens Retreat (Nature Reserve) — 6.1 mi, 053° NE
Dyken Pond Environmental Education Center (Nature Reserve) — 6.3 mi, 072° E
Sentinels (Attraction) — 6.3 mi, 070° E
Smart's Pond Dam Ruins (Historic Ruins) — 6.4 mi, 279° W
Col. Albert Pawling (Monument) — 6.5 mi, 287° W
Grandfather Rock (Attraction) — 6.7 mi, 067° NE
Pittstown State Forest (State Conservation Area) — 6.9 mi, 021° N
Burden Iron Works (Historic Ruins) — 7.0 mi, 275° W
Contemporary Artists Center at Woodside (Arts Centre) — 7.1 mi, 276° W
Capital District Wma (State Resource Management Area) — 7.2 mi, 140° SE
Prism Glassworks (Gallery) — 7.3 mi, 287° W
Defreest House (Museum) — 7.3 mi, 260° W
The FOCUS Lab (Gallery) — 7.4 mi, 290° W
New York State Lands (State Recreation Area) — 7.5 mi, 295° NW
Peebles Island State Park (State Park) — 8.6 mi, 311° NW
Erie Canal (State Recreation Area) — 8.9 mi, 315° NW
Taconic Ridge State Forest (State Conservation Area) — 10.9 mi, 099° E
Green Mountain National Forest (National Forest) — 19.0 mi, 074° E · 412k acres
Appalachian National Scenic Trail (National Trail) — 19.9 mi, 091° E · 110k acres
Glastenbury Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 23.8 mi, 056° NE · 22k acres

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